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Ranch Chiles Rellenos with Ancho Chile Salsa Recipe

Dark-green, shiny poblano chiles are the traditional choice for chiles rellenos. They have great flavor, but may be too spicy for some tastes. Anaheim chiles...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Mexican oregano and flour share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 22 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Ranch Chiles Rellenos with Ancho Chile Salsa Recipe

Serves 6

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

770Calories
26 gProtein
29 gFat
97 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Mexican Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Mexican oregano + flourtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together22 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Flour + eggtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together106,462 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Cheese + mexican oreganotop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  4. Cheese + eggtop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,253 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Cheese + flourtop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,860 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Flour and egg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 106,462 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the mexican oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, flour, egg):

  1. Jalapenofits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Nutmegfits better
  4. Mexican oreganothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cheese, flour, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.